Sources said a preliminary assessment of the accident by the Railway Board indicated that the Rajrani Express,which ran over the devotees,was not issued a look-out or caution signal while passing the station,which would have involved the driver decelerating the train to 15-20 km per hour while crossing the station. MoS for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the train was moving at a speed of around 80 kmph at the time of the crossing of the station.

Moreover,RPF was not deployed at the station to handle the crowd despite the fact that every Monday in saawan a large number of devotees visit the place to offer prayers at the local temple.